Hair waver



Aug. 14, 1928.

B. E. SLATER HAIR WAVER Filed Aug. 9, 1927 IN VENTOR. B. E. SLA T'ER A TTORNEXi Patented Aug. 14, 1928.

BEULAH E. SLATER, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

HAIR WAVER.

Application filed August 9, 1927. Serial in). 211,720.

My invention relates to hair, waversby the use of which. it is possible to wave the hair in a uniform manner so that the resulting wave will have'the aspect of a natural wave, andwhich may be accomplished immediately by the application of heat or in a surprising y short time without the use of said heat. 1 p

Hair waver-s have been heretofore proposed which are of a flexible or resilient nature so that they can be clamped to the hair thus holding the folded hair inplace. Some of said wavers are covered or coated with rubber, making it impossible to apply heat thereto since the rubber melts, causing the same to stick to the hair. Moreover, the flexible hair wavers, after they have been used but a few timesbreak and wear out in a short time. Moreover, said hair waver-s do not provide a natural wave of the hair, but on the contrary make a frizz wave and at the same time produce an objectionable curl at the ends. It is also frequently difficult to remove said wavers from the hair, since they become tangled therein, and he quently resulting in the matting of the hair. By the use of my invention all of these deleterious results are effectively overcome. It accordingly is an object of my invention to provide a novel form of hair waver compris ing an elongated tapered member, rigid in construction, about which a strand of the hair may be folded, a detachable handle being associated with said member so that after the folding of the hair, the handle may be removed, leaving said member in the hair, which may be securely held to said member by any preferred means such as a rubber band or the like.

It is also within the province of my invention to wrap the hair folded over my novel form of hair waver with a heat protective material for the hair, such as paper, and apply a. curling iron thereto, without dam age to the hair. so that a wave may be immediately produced. I

The above and further objects and advantages of my invention, as will hereinafter more fully appear, and process set forth in the description and illustrated on the drawings forming a part of my application.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which similar reference char- Iattain by the device a cters denote similar parts. the draw ings, 1 v

Fig. 1- is an elevational view of my novel form of hair waver with operating handle.

attached, a Fig. 2 is a transverse cross-sectional view on an enlarged scale on' the line 22, Fig. 1,

3 is a top plan view of Fig. ,1, Fig. 4 is an elevationaldview of the handle,

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but shows ing in addition thereto a strand of hair folded about the waver,

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing how the waver is used in practice, i Fig. 7 is a similar view showing the com pletely waved hair,-and Fig. 8 is an elevational view showing how a strand of hair may be wrapped with paper so that a curlmg iron may be applied thereto.

Describing my invention more in detail, by the use of said invention it is possible to produce a natural wave of the hair imme diately by the application ofa heated curling iron without any deleterious effects to the hair, or in a few hours without the application of heat, it being immaterial whether the hair is long or short. Moreover, the method of using thesame is exceedingly simple, and does not result in any discomfort so common when the known hair wavers are used. There isnothing to break or wear out, and the waver may be QXPOtlitiously and quickly removed, without tan gling or matting of the hair The waver comprises an elongated menu her 2 made of any preferred rigid material, such as case hardened aluminum, having one face rounded as indicated at 4, the edges 6 and 8 being tapered from the middle of said member to the ends and flattened as at 7 and tapered to the ends as seen in Fig. 3, said middle part 1.0 being.thickened so that when a. strand of hair is folded thereabout, as presently to be explained, a natural wave of the hair will result.

To provide an effective means for applying the member 2 to the hair, I provide a detachable handle 12, which may be equipped with a narrowed screw-threaded portion 14 to screw into the screw-threaded hole 16.

The operation of the device will be clear from Figs. 5 and 6. Taking hold of a strand of hair, the waver being held by one hand by means of the handle 12, is pushed ion toward the head, and said strand alternative- 1y folded over each end of the elongated member 2 in the shape of a figure 8, after which the handle 12 is unscrewed, the folded hair being held in place by any preferred means, such asthe rubberhand b (see Fig; 6). After a sufficient period of time has elapsed (from four to six hours) the rubber band 6 is removed and the elongated member slipped from the waved strand, which may be easily and quickly done Without tangling of the hair.

Should it be desired to produce a wave immediately, the folded hair is wrapped with any preferred hair protective medium, such as the paper 2 (Fig. 8,) and a curling iron applied.

IVhile I have thus described my invention with great particularity, it will be clear that the same may be modified throughout a wide range. I accordingly do not propose to be limited to the exact details of construction or method of application shown and described, but reserve the right in practice to make any and all modifications thereof that fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a hair waver, an elongated rigid member, rounded on one side and flattened on the other and having its edges tapered toward its ends, substantially as described.

2. I11 a hair waver, an elongated rigid member, flattened at one side and rounded on the other and having its edges tapered from the middle to its ends.

3. In a hair waver, an elongated member, flattened on one side, which side is also tapered from the middle to the ends, the other side being rounded, and the edges tapered from the middle to the ends, and a ban die detachably connected to said n'iember, whereby the strands of hair may be folded about each side of said handle, to produce a Wave.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

BEULAH E. SLATER. 

